Artist Statement

It is difficult for me to describe or categorize my work.  My paintings are abstract; however, they often contain forms which suggest animated figures. I paint in oil and several years ago I began to incorporate bits of fabric—linen, silk, cheesecloth—into my paintings; I now use mostly cheesecloth because its loose weave makes it a wonderful drawing medium to create interesting, fluid forms. These forms emerge in the process of manipulating fabric and paint—a process that is both exploratory and playful.  I explore aspects of movement and emotion, particularly with figures moving in and on the edges of space: figures are in flight or on the verge of flight, some leaping freely into or through space, others on the brink of taking off, hovering precariously on the edge of of some vast open space that is both inviting and terrifying, full of possibility and risk. Figures often seem to be caught at particular, unsettled moments which suggest possible relationships and narratives; the relationship between the figures and the spaces they inhabit is open to multiple interpretations: tension, excitement, fear, anxiety, exuberance, exhilaration, freedom and play.

Exhibits

    Solo or Two Person Shows

2016    Earth & Sky, Lincolnwood Town Hall, Lincolnwood

2014    Earth & Sky, Ausrine’s Art Room, Evanston

2010    Solo Show, Frame Warehouse, Evanston

    Selected Group Shows

2020    Studio Workshop, Gallery OTR, Evanston

2019    Blue, Jackson Junge Gallery, Chicago

            Abstractly Speaking, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago

            Fine Art of Fiber, Chicago Botanical Garden, Glencoe

2018    21st Annual Open, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago

            Emerging Artists, Morpho Gallery, Chicago

2017    Fine Art of Fiber, Chicago Botanical Gardens, Glencoe

2016    Fine Art of Fiber, Chicago Botanical Garden, Glencoe

            In the Corner of a Round Room, Jackson Junge Gallery,                            

            Chicago

            Flight: Explorations in Movement, Migration and Freedom,                           

            West Branch Gallery, Stowe, VT

2015    Flights of Fancy, Northbrook Public Library, Northbrook

2014    Emerging Artists, Morpho Gallery, Chicago

2011    Catawumpus, Northbrook Public Library, Northbrook

            Driven to Abstraction, Evanston Art Center, Evanston

            Scene at Evanston Art Center, Evanston